Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.9° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
25
72
71
69
65
59
58
58
29
27
26
26
25
15
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
10
N
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
ENE
15
NNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
off
cross
High Tide
4:12PM1.70m
4:37AM1.59m
5:04PM1.75m
5:32AM1.66m
5:52PM1.82m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.58m
10:44AM0.54m
11:24PM0.50m
11:37AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
13
11
11
11
14
17
16
16
13
12
11
10
14
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
13
13
11
8
8
8
12
16
14
14
10
10
8
7
11
16
16
13
13
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